Removable ornamental button head



April 15, 1958 s. BRITTAIN REMOVABLE ORNAMENTAL BUTTON HEAD Filed Sept. 19, 1955 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS United States Patent REMOVABLE ORNAMENTAL BUTTON HEAD Spencer K. Brittain, Toledo, Ohio Application September 19, 1955, Serial No. 535,097

1 Claim. (Cl. 24-113) This invention relates to a removable ornamental button head in the form of an attachment that may be readily and easily clamped around a button to hold the ornamental head in place, converting the conventional button into an ornamental button to be used as cufl links, shirt buttons, suspender buttons or the like.

An important object of the invention is to provide an ornamental head which may be readily interchangeable between buttons of various sizes decorating the buttons.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ornamental head for buttons, the head having clamping means adapted to clamp around the edge of the button on which it is positioned, whereby the ornamental head will be held in place on a button against accidental displacement.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a removable ornamental head for buttons including a stationary button pulling jaw and a spring biased cooperating jaw which will adequately move to grip a button over which it is positioned.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the removable button head, constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view.

Fig. 4 is an edge elevational view of the ornamental removable button head, the upper pivoted section thereof being shown as partially elevated.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the ornamental button head as shown by Sheet 1 of the drawings, comprises a lower section 5, which lower section 5 has an open bottom with inwardly extended marginal flanges 6 forming a part of the side and end walls 7 and 8, respectively. The lower section also includes inwardly extending upper flanges 6 that are disposed in parallel spaced relation with respect to the inwardly extending flanges 6, as better shown :by Fig. 6 of the drawings.

The inwardly extended flanges 6 provide a support for the movable jaw 9 that has inclined inner edges 10 that fit around a button 11 gripping the button.

Expansible coiled springs 12 have one of their respective ends fitted over a lug 13 extending from the movable jaw 9, the opposite ends of said springs 12 being fitted over lugs 14 that extend inwardly from the end wall 8, as better shown by Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Stops indicated by the reference character'15 are provided on the upper flanges 6 of the lower section 5, and slide in the path of travel of the jaw 9 to limit the movement of the jaw, in one direction.

The upper section of the ornamental button head embodies a plate 16 hingedly connected to the lower section 5, by means of the hinge 17, the plate 16 having a downwardly extended end 18 which has its marginal edge extended inwardly at 19 to fit between the front ends of the inwardly extended flanges 6.

A second clamping jaw indicated by the numeral 20, extends downwardly from the upper section or plate 16, one edge thereof being substantially V-shaped, as shown by Fig. 2 of the drawings, to engage the edge of the button 11 in gripping the same.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shown and described, I have provided an ornamental removable button head to be secured to a conventional button in transforming the button into an ornamental button for ornamental use, such as cuff links, shirt buttons or the like. It will also be seen that because of this construction shown by applicant, the removable ornamental button head may be readily and easily removed and replaced, at the will of the person using the removable button heads.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed An ornamental button head adapted to be positioned over a button, comprising a rectangular bottom section having a pair of side walls and an end wall, the lower marginal edges of said side walls and said end wall, of said rectangular bottom section, extending inwardly providing supporting flanges, stops rising from said side wall flanges, a yieldable clamping member mounted for sliding movement on said supporting flanges, normally biased towards said stops, an ornamental cover plate hingedly connected to said bottom section, said cover being adapted to fit over the side and ends of said bottom and adapted to close said bottom, and a clamping jaw depending from the inner surface of said ornamental plate movable within said bottom section upon pivoting movement of said plate to cooperate with said'yieldable clamping member to clamp a button and thereby secure the ornamental button head in position on said button.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 76,746 Gould Apr. 14, 1868 277,005 Close May 8, 1893 1,180,104 Barnes Apr. 18, 1916 1,970,901 Rohrs Aug. 21, 1934 2,053,559 Holmgren Sept. 8, 1936 2,637,885 Silver May 12, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 63,347 Switzerland 1913 387,543 France May 9, 1908 

